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Sunita Narain questions allocation on Ganga conservation

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 00:20

Environmentalist Sunita Narain Thursday raised questions on allocations on clean energy and Ganga conservation that were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his maiden budget Thursday.

Budget has many nice words, some money but no direction: CSE

Last Updated: Thursday, July 10, 2014, 22:24

An environment think tank today said although the union budget had "many nice words and some money" but it failed to show any direction for "real change."

Environment ministry to get Rs.2,256 crore

Last Updated: Thursday, July 10, 2014, 22:12

The central government Thursday allocated Rs.2,256 crore to the ministry for environment and forests for 2014-15, a 10.58 percent increase in fund allocation compared to 2013-14.

What makes cities warmer than countryside

Last Updated: Thursday, July 10, 2014, 17:27

Variation in how efficiently urban areas release heat back into the lower atmosphere - through the process of convection - is the dominant factor in the daytime "urban heat island" (UHI) effect, a phenomenon that makes urban areas significantly warmer than the surrounding countryside.

`Bee-harming` pesticides also hit bird populations: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, July 10, 2014, 09:17

Already suspected of killing bees, so-called "neonic" pesticides also affect bird populations, possibly by eliminating the insects they feed upon, a Dutch study said on Wednesday.

Rush to rescue stranded whale in Australia

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 17:02

Australian authorities struggled to rescue a beached baby whale today and were forced to suspend the operation as fading light hampered efforts to return it to sea.

Govt rejects study report on pollution level in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 16:47

Government on Wednesday rejected studies of WHO and Yale University which talked about India and its cities being among the most polluted, asserting that the parameters for determining air pollution were not considered by them.

55 species of herpetofauna found in Manas landscape

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 11:31

At least 55 species of herpetofauna, comprising 20 amphibian species and 35 reptile species, have been recorded in a recent survey conducted in the Greater Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape.

India`s forest cover up: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 09:06

India`s overall forest cover has increased by 5,871 sq km since 2011 and the maximum rise has been witnessed in West Bengal (3,810 sq km) followed by Odisha (1,444 sq km) and Kerala (622 sq km), a report released Tuesday said.